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tacamahac
[ tak-uh-muh-hak ]
noun
- any of several resinous substances, used in incenses, ointments, etc.
- any tree, as of the genera Bursera and Populus, yielding such a product.
tacamahac
/ ˈtækəməˌhæk /
noun
- any of several strong-smelling resinous gums obtained from certain trees, used in making ointments, incense, etc
- any tree yielding this resin, esp the balsam poplar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tacamahac1
1570–80; < Mexican Spanish tecama ( ha ) ca < Nahuatl tecamac resin used in medicine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tacamahac1
C16: from Spanish tacamahaca, from Nahuatl tecomahca aromatic resin
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Example Sentences
Tacamahac, tak′a-ma-hak, n. a gum-resin yielded by several tropical trees.
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Nearly a world tree is this poplar, which in some one of its variable forms is called also tacamahac, and balsam poplar as well.
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The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar.
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The camp had been placed under a beautiful tree—the tacamahac, or balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera).
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